Elwood Hillis

Elwood Hillis
Elwood Hillis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Indiana's 5th district
	In office; January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Richard L. Roudebush
Succeeded by	Jim Jontz
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	Elwood Haynes Hillis; March 6, 1926; Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 4, 2023 (aged 96)
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1944–1954
Rank	Captain

Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1971 through 1987 as a Republican.^[1] Hillis served in the United States Army in the European Theater with the rank of first lieutenant from 1944 to 1946. He retired from the Reserves in 1954 with rank of captain in the infantry. Bud Hillis was a younger brother to renowned choral director Margaret Hillis. Their father, Glen R. Hillis, was the Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 1940, losing by less than 4,000 votes. His maternal grandfather and namesake, Elwood Haynes, was an inventor and automobile pioneer.

Hillis was a resident of Windsor, Colorado. He died on January 4, 2023, at the age of 96.^[2]